Williamson County school bus pulled over after gun rumor, student in custody

A Williamson County school bus was pulled over Thursday morning after a rumor spread that a student on the bus had a gun.

A search determined there was no gun on the bus, which was carrying 15 students to Grassland Middle School around 9 a.m.

"Grassland Middle School received notice of a threat on an activity bus including the rumor of a weapon," a statement the school district shared on Twitter says.

"Law enforcement pulled the bus over on Hillsboro Road and no weapon was found. Law enforcement is investigating. As always, we encourage everyone 'if you see something, say something.'"

The juvenile on the bus who was believed to have a gun was taken into custody by Williamson County Sheriff's Office deputies, on a charge of making a school threat last week, department spokesperson Sharon Puckett said.

Williamson County Schools spokesperson Carol Birdsong declined to provide any further details about the incident on Thursday.

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